Thursday, 26 June 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Elderly man collared for injuring neighbour

KUCHING: Police have arrested an elderly man for allegedly injuring his neighbour with a machete in a housing area at Jalan Stapok Utama last Wednesday (May 5). The incident happened at 3.18pm when the victim’s wife (complainant) was driving her car and suddenly hit the suspect’s car that was reversing.

Nurse injured in ambulance-car crash

KUCHING: An ambulance which was carrying a patient to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) was involved in a collision with a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) at Rock Road here this morning (May 7). The collision reportedly happened around 8.30am when both vehicles were travelling in opposite directions. The MPV had apparently

Cops hunting for would-be burglars

KUCHING: Police are looking for two men caught on CCTV trying to break into a double-storey house in the Moyanezee housing area, Jalan Batu Kawa here last Sunday (May 2). “The owner, 40, immediately rushed home but the suspects had fled. “He then made a sweep of the house and

61 SOP flouters issued compounds

KUCHING: Police have issued 61 compounds to errant individuals for failing to comply with the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Monday (May 3). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Bintulu recorded the most compounds with 21, followed by Kuching (20), Miri (18) and Padawan

Biker dies in hospital 10 days after crash

SIBU: A motorcyclist breathed his last after 10 days of fighting for his life following an accident at Jalan Teng Ching Hua-Persiaran Brooke traffic light intersection. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, who confirmed the case, said the biker collided with a car around 6.40pm on Apr 22.

36.95kg ganja seizure

KUCHING: Customs successfully thwarts two attempts at smuggling 36.95kg of marijuana or locally known as ganja in four days at Kuching International Airport (KIA). Its director Herman Shah Abdullah revealed that these were the first two marijuana cases recorded this year. The compressed marijuana packed into a total of 37

Man crushed to death by road roller

BINTANGOR: A 40-year-old man died after the road roller he was in went out of control and fell into a two-metre-deep slope at Jalan Rumah Panjang Ulu Beletie-Pakan on Sunday (May 2). A spokesman from the State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said a distress call on the incident

Police launch manhunt for drug peddler

KUCHING: Police are on the hunt for a man whose attempt to deliver drugs concealed inside a can of chips was foiled by authorities last Saturday (May 1). It was understood that the incident happened around 12.30pm in the lobby of a designated quarantine centre at Jalan Padungan here. Kuching

15 more compounds for Icom cluster offenders

KUCHING: Fifteen more compounds for Covid-19 related offences were issued to individuals related to the Icom cluster by the Kuching Divisional Health Office today (May 1). “This brings the cumulative total of compounds involving this cluster to 62,” said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).  The Icom cluster was first

Two new deaths bring state’s toll to 180

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new Covid-19 deaths today (May 1), bringing the state’s death toll from the virus to 180. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 179th death was Case 24,259, a 72-year-old local woman who was found positive on Apr 18. The case was related to the